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Attracting people from all over with its beautiful beaches, water sports, exotic wildlife and many other attractions, South Florida is a major RV camping destination for fitness-minded travelers. You'll find RV camps spread throughout the region in the popular areas of Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Naples, West Palm Beach and Everglades National Park.

Miami

The Miami Everglades Campground has 330 large sites, along with modern amenities and facilities such as a hot tub and heated pool, a recreation hall, restaurant and convenience store. Recreation includes a wide array of water sports and trails for mountain biking and hiking.

Everglades National Park

You can go RV camping in Everglade National Park, a World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve. The park is about an hour from downtown Miami and offers activities include boating, ranger-guided tours, fishing, hiking and kayaking. Long Pine Key Campground, seven miles from the main entrance, has 108 RV sites and is close to a fishing pond and hiking trails. The campground is open year-round and is free from June to August.

Fort Lauderdale

If you want the best of both worlds in your South Florida RV camping trip--the excitement of a big city but also a relaxing country setting--choose Kozy Kampers, located 20 minutes from downtown Fort Lauderdale. You'll be able to enjoy the city's beaches and water sports, pier fishing and sport fishing, mountain biking, hiking trails around the campgrounds and more.

Naples

With laid-back, gorgeous Gulf beaches, outdoor activities, canoeing and signature Florida wildlife such as manatees and alligators, Naples is understandably a popular choice for South Florida RV trips. The Naples/Marco Island KOA has full-hook-up RV sites with water and electric power, a laundry facility and dump station, a swimming pool and hot tub, canoe rentals, fishing and bicycle rentals.

West Palm Beach

Set in an affluent community, the Palm Beach RV Park bills itself as a "small, intimate park." Well-located in West Palm Beach near the bustling downtown area, the park has basic modern amenities such as a coin laundry facility and it allows pets. West Palm Beach has beautiful beaches with an array of water sports; there's also hiking, bicycling and much more in the area.

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Based in Florida, Anne Boynton has been writing nonfiction articles since 2008. Her articles appear on various websites. Boynton has a Bachelor of Arts in English with a concentration in creative writing. She graduated from the University of Florida in 2006.

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